Pelonomus obscurus is a species of long-toed water beetle in the family Dryopidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.[1][2][3]

Pelonomus obscurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dryopidae
Genus: Pelonomus
Species:
P. obscurus
Binomial name
Pelonomus obscurus
Leconte, 1852

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Pelonomus obscurus:

  • Pelonomus obscurus gracilipes Chevrolat, 1864
  • Pelonomus obscurus obscurus LeConte, 1852

References

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  1. ^ "Pelonomus obscurus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Pelonomus obscurus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.